Stigmella aurella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Stigmella aurella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Danish zoologist, Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. The larvae are leaf miners. The wingspan is 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). The head is ferruginous to orange. Antennal eyecaps ochreous-whitish. Forewings shining copper gold; a shining pale golden fascia beyond middle, preceded by a purplish or dark purple-fuscous fascia, apical area beyond this dark purple to fuscous. Hindwings rather dark grey. Adults are on wing in May and later in the summer.
Ovum Eggs are laid on either side of a leaf. Larva Larvae are amber yellow with a greenish-brown gut and a yellow-brown head. The mine is a long sinuous gallery which gradually widens and the frass is dispersed. Larvae feed on common agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria), Agrimonia procera, bastard-agrimony (Aremonia agrimonoides), musk strawberry (Fragaria moschata), wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca), creamy strawberry (Fragaria viridis), water avens (Geum rivale), wood avens (Geum urbanum), European dewberry (Rubus caesius), Rubus dumetorum, European blackberry (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus)... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 6 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pigmy sighting in London on a given day, based on 104 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 335th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pigmy in London on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Golden Pigmy sightings, London ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 30%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Pigmy is recorded against all the insects logged in London (104 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
